| ASCO | American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| BSC | best supportive care |
| BTC | biliary tract cancer |
| CCA | cholangiocarcinoma |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein-4 |
| eCCA | extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma |
| FDA | United States Food and Drug Administration |
| FGFR | fibroblast growth factor receptor |
| GBCA | gallbladder carcinoma |
| dMMR | mismatch repair deficiency |
| iCCA | intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma |
| IDH | isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| FU | fluoropyrimidine |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| IT | immunotherapy |
| ITT | intention to treat |
| MMR | mismatch repair |
| mOS | median overall survival |
| MSI | microsatellite instability |
| mRFS | median recurrence-free survival |
| ORR | overall response rate |
| OS | overall survival |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein-1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed cell death protein-1 ligand 1 |
| QOL | quality of life |
| RFS | recurrence-free survival |
| TKI | tyrosine kinase inhibitor |
| vs. | versus |